The Elder Scrolls Online – Tales Of Tamriel, Volume II: The Lore

Many games go to great lengths to bring their worlds to life. Some go to really great lengths. None more so than The Elder Scrolls series, whose legendary attention to detail immerses the player in a fantastic universe steeped in rich lore and history.

The in-game world is littered with books and notes lovingly detailing everything from the history of the schools of magic, to undiscovered journals of failed explorers.

Now this attention to detail has been lavished on a series of real-world, physical books that you can actually own; sumptuous, gorgeously illustrated hardcover volumes containing the minutiae of TheElder Scrolls world.

The second volume in the Elder Scrolls Online – Tales of Tamriel series concerns The Lore (the first, which came out earlier this year, dealt with The Land). Full of never-before-seen sketches and illustrations, it brings the world of Tamriel closer than ever to the player, and shows Bethesda’s commitment to its creation.

It is published on 20 November from Titan, at £29.99 and you can preorder it here.

Titan has given these great preview images from the book, so you can get taste of what you can expect. Click on all images for larger versions.

Alchemy can be a dangerous discipline to master. The nature of its trial and error approach has seen many a promising career cut short.

Mysticism, the most misunderstood school of sorcery, involves discerning patterns in chaos.

While the text of the book is available in game or online, the sumptuous illustrations really bring the lore to life.

A Spider Cultist: their use of the Obsidian husk allows them control over enchanted beings.

Daedra can take many forms, although usually they have more eyes than this.

Journeyman necromancers should take care to raid the tombs of the long dead, lest they end up in a battle for a spirits return to the world of the living.